Çanakkale
central district and city in Çanakkale Province, Turkey
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Summary
Çanakkale is a city[1]. Çanakkale ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,870 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Çanakkale Province[3], Çanakkale district[4]
- Country: Turkey[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Dardanelles[6], Aegean Sea[7]
- Instance of: big city[8], district of Turkey[9], municipality[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Osnabrück[11], Pomezia[12], Pardubice[13], Wellington City[14]
- Postal code: 17600[15]
- Part of: Southern Marmara[16]
- Commons category: Çanakkale[17]
- Located in time zone: time in Turkey[18], UTC+03:00[19]
- Official website: https://www.canakkale.bel.tr/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Çanakkale[21]
- Commons gallery: Çanakkale[22]
- Population: 136,002[23], 134,478[24], 137,365[25], 132,854[26], 126,062[27], 122,613[28], 119,806[29], 116,078[30], 111,137[31], 104,321[32], 106,116[33], 96,588[34], 90,653[35]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Çanakkale[36]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[38]
- Capital of: Çanakkale Province[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Çanakkale[40]
- Category for people who died here: Q106369955[41]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Çanakkale[42]
- Name in kana: チャナッカレ[43]
- Elevation above sea level: 6 m[44]
- Number of viewers/listeners: 543,648[45]
- Urban population: 53,995[46], 75,810[47], 90,653[48], 96,588[49], 106,116[50], 104,321[51], 116,078[52], 119,806[53], 42,178[54], 136,002[55], 137,365[56], 134,478[57], 22,789[58], 27,042[59]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Çanakkale include 1915 Çanakkale Bridge[60], a suspension bridge[61], in Turkey[62], founded in 2022[63] and Çanakkale Airport[64], an airport[65], in Turkey[66].
Why It Matters
Çanakkale has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Çanakkale is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for Çanakkale include 1915 Çanakkale Bridge[60], a suspension bridge[61], in Turkey[62], founded in 2022[63] and Çanakkale Airport[64], an airport[65], in Turkey[66].